Despite England's cricketing approach, playfully termed 'Bazball', receiving criticism, captain Ben Stokes is committed to playing in a way that gets them the results.
In a must-win match to keep the Ashes alive, England beat Australia by 3 wickets at Headingley to cut the deficit to 1-2 after losing matches at Edgbaston and Lord's.
"We've kept the series alive and we just have to park everything from this week, but continue the way we play," Stokes said.
"I said last week we find ourselves in the perfect position with the way we play cricket.
"It doesn't change. After the Lord's game and before this game, before the game in Manchester, we just have to do exactly the same thing: play cricket that gets a result, our way."
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Stokes was happy with the result, but said that there was room for improvement within his team.
"We can be better in certain areas, and that's all we can do, keep trying to be better and better and as clear as we possibly can as a team," he said.
Both teams have eight more days of break before the fourth Test starts at the Old Trafford on July 19.
Speaking about the positives of the Headingley victory, Stokes was all praises for Chris Woakes and Mark Wood. He also gave all-rounder Moeen Ali his due credit for getting crucial wickets in crunch times.
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Talking about the three changes England made before the 3rd Test, Stokes said, "We brought Woody and Woakes back in and it's great when decisions like that impact the game. That's what we look at, what impact can players have and how can we use them. All three of those guys did that this week."
While Woakes, who had not played a Test match since March 2022, picked up six wickets in the match, and also added a crucial 32 runs to get England over the line, Wood was instrumental in the first innings, picking up a fifer.
Stokes himself played a potential match-saving knock of 80 runs in the first innings of the third Test, which brought them closer to Australia's total of 263.
